Re: [newbie] Newbie to Mandrake
On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:20:39 -0400 BJ Tracy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I have installed Mandrake 10.0 Power Pack on my pc in my office and also on my laptop. (Two pc's to go.) I'm having the same problem that Stephen is having with the IP address on my laptop so I will be watching the responses. Question: With all the software that came with Mdk 10 is there a contact management package like ACT or Goldmine? Or a printable table of what all came with Mdk 10? Thanks for the help. bj Take a look at XRMS xrms.sourceforge.net/ HERMES (http://hermesweb.sourceforge.net) and OpenRMS (http://sourceforge.net/projects/openres). XRMS is probably ready for prime time. Hermes is still an infant but the author is friendly and accomodating. Open RMS is geared to the hotel trade, but interesting. I've been watching all three carefully. I hate Act worse than dirt. The only reason I haven't switched yet is importing 60,000 records is a pain given the condition of my db. Lee Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie to Mandrake
On Friday 13 August 2004 03:28 am, Lee Wiggers wrote: On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:20:39 -0400 BJ Tracy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I have installed Mandrake 10.0 Power Pack on my pc in my office and also on my laptop. (Two pc's to go.) I'm having the same problem that Stephen is having with the IP address on my laptop so I will be watching the responses. Question: With all the software that came with Mdk 10 is there a contact management package like ACT or Goldmine? Or a printable table of what all came with Mdk 10? Thanks for the help. bj Take a look at XRMS xrms.sourceforge.net/ HERMES (http://hermesweb.sourceforge.net) and OpenRMS (http://sourceforge.net/projects/openres). XRMS is probably ready for prime time. Hermes is still an infant but the author is friendly and accomodating. Open RMS is geared to the hotel trade, but interesting. I've been watching all three carefully. I hate Act worse than dirt. The only reason I haven't switched yet is importing 60,000 records is a pain given the condition of my db. Lee Thanks Lee. Speaking of db, is ther a good one out there for Linux? I tmight be easier to just use that. bj Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie to Mandrake
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 07:52:59 -0400 BJ Tracy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 13 August 2004 03:28 am, Lee Wiggers wrote: On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:20:39 -0400 BJ Tracy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I have installed Mandrake 10.0 Power Pack on my pc in my office and also on my laptop. (Two pc's to go.) I'm having the same problem that Stephen is having with the IP address on my laptop so I will be watching the responses. Question: With all the software that came with Mdk 10 is there a contact management package like ACT or Goldmine? Or a printable table of what all came with Mdk 10? Thanks for the help. bj Take a look at XRMS xrms.sourceforge.net/ HERMES (http://hermesweb.sourceforge.net) and OpenRMS (http://sourceforge.net/projects/openres). XRMS is probably ready for prime time. Hermes is still an infant but the author is friendly and accomodating. Open RMS is geared to the hotel trade, but interesting. I've been watching all three carefully. I hate Act worse than dirt. The only reason I haven't switched yet is importing 60,000 records is a pain given the condition of my db. Lee Thanks Lee. Speaking of db, is ther a good one out there for Linux? I tmight be easier to just use that. bj urpmi postgresql and go for it. I'm going to sit and wait for a mature front end. HTH Lee Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Newbie to Mandrake
Hello All, I have installed Mandrake 10.0 Power Pack on my pc in my office and also on my laptop. (Two pc's to go.) I'm having the same problem that Stephen is having with the IP address on my laptop so I will be watching the responses. Question: With all the software that came with Mdk 10 is there a contact management package like ACT or Goldmine? Or a printable table of what all came with Mdk 10? Thanks for the help. bj Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie to Mandrake
On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 05:20, BJ Tracy wrote: Hello All, I have installed Mandrake 10.0 Power Pack on my pc in my office and also on my laptop. (Two pc's to go.) I'm having the same problem that Stephen is having with the IP address on my laptop so I will be watching the responses. Question: With all the software that came with Mdk 10 is there a contact management package like ACT or Goldmine? Or a printable table of what all came with Mdk 10? Thanks for the help. bj I was actually running Goldmine under wine for a while - until I created a database of my own to use; but Goldmine worked quite well under wine (and not even the CrossOver Office or Transgaming version) stephen kuhn - proprietor __ illawarra computer services :: a kuhn media australia venture http://kma.0catch.com :: mobile 0410.728.389 Serving Sydney, The Illawarra, South Coast and Rural NSW __ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents __ Mandrake GNU/Linux 10.0 OE/Kernel 2.6.3-7/ No Viruses here. Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay cash. -- Lazarus Long Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie to Mandrake
On Thursday 12 August 2004 05:14 pm, Stephen Kühn wrote: SNIP I'm having the same problem that Stephen is having with the IP address on my laptop so I will be watching the responses. Question: With all the software that came with Mdk 10 is there a contact management package like ACT or Goldmine? Or a printable table of what all came with Mdk 10? Thanks for the help. bj Thanks I was actually running Goldmine under wine for a while - until I created a database of my own to use; but Goldmine worked quite well under wine (and not even the CrossOver Office or Transgaming version) stephen kuhn - proprietor Snip Not Sure what happened with my laptop but, I now can get out on the web. Before I was adding the IP addresses and they wouldn't stick. What I did was went into the Control Center and added File Sharing to my lpatop and it installed smb and nfs. I allowed sharing for all users. NOW I can get out and surf. Go figure. bj Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie seeks Mandrake install advice
- Original Message - From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] You should have downloaded the 'iso' images ... Once you have your discs burned insert CD#1 and configure your BIOS to boot from CD. Everything is then automatic and you will be guided through the install. Before you start defrag your Windows drive and be sure to UNCHECK the box where windows defragger offers to order programs to start faster. If you do not do this then you cannot be sure that Linux will be able to find a large enough contiguous area of disc in which to create a linux partition. The Win2k defrag isn't terribly helpful - in spite of having 2gigs free, I can only get at about 1gig. How much disk does it need for a lightweight install? I'm planning to install it on my laptop for now (when I asked my earlier question, it was with a view to building a linux-only server on a desktop PC). Since I don't really know linux very well, I figure putting it on the laptop will be better for learning because I can play with it when I want. Not too bothered about having X - more the unix command line stuff and general system architecture that I want to learn. User accounts, file server (samba?), that sort of thing. At the very least you need CD #1, but CD#2 contains some very useful stuff CD#3 IMHO you can mostly do without. Got all three. :-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie seeks Mandrake install advice
The Win2k defrag isn't terribly helpful - in spite of having 2gigs free, I can only get at about 1gig. How much disk does it need for a lightweight install? Yes, that's a BIG problem with partitioning, it doesn't do it. I had 1 gig free on my old computer, and the bloody thing let me make a partition of 500meg. I installed Mandrake and took up 1.5gig. although I installed a TON. try to install it, and it won't let you if u don't have enuf room. simple as that _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie seeks Mandrake install advice
The Win2k defrag isn't terribly helpful - in spite of having 2gigs free, I can only get at about 1gig. How much disk does it need for a lightweight install? Well if you do not need any of the graphical apps you can certainly fit a fair bit onto 1G. If during the package selection you just check the server configuration, then the install will automatically set up most of the stuff you need. You should also allow for a swap partition. If this computer is not going to be used very heavily, then a small swap partition is fine. If it is too small you get disc thrashing, too large and you waste disc space. I'm planning to install it on my laptop for now (when I asked my earlier question, it was with a view to building a linux-only server on a desktop PC). Since I don't really know linux very well, I figure putting it on the laptop will be better for learning As your later post shows- Installing on a laptop is more problematic than a desktop. The hardware tends to be more esoteric. I have never done it, but I think you need to do a pcmcia install. I'll try to look out some posts on the subject. Good luck derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie seeks Mandrake install advice
I use win2k and it requires 11% for free space ,defrag gives warnings at about 25%.A slave H/D might be worth thinking about. - Original Message - From: John Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 5:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Newbie seeks Mandrake install advice The Win2k defrag isn't terribly helpful - in spite of having 2gigs free, I can only get at about 1gig. How much disk does it need for a lightweight install? Yes, that's a BIG problem with partitioning, it doesn't do it. I had 1 gig free on my old computer, and the bloody thing let me make a partition of 500meg. I installed Mandrake and took up 1.5gig. although I installed a TON. try to install it, and it won't let you if u don't have enuf room. simple as that _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie seeks Mandrake install advice
On Saturday 23 March 2002 07:08 am, you wrote: - Original Message - From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] You should have downloaded the 'iso' images ... Once you have your discs burned insert CD#1 and configure your BIOS to boot from CD. Everything is then automatic and you will be guided through the install. Before you start defrag your Windows drive and be sure to UNCHECK the box where windows defragger offers to order programs to start faster. If you do not do this then you cannot be sure that Linux will be able to find a large enough contiguous area of disc in which to create a linux partition. The Win2k defrag isn't terribly helpful - in spite of having 2gigs free, I can only get at about 1gig. How much disk does it need for a lightweight install? I'm planning to install it on my laptop for now (when I asked my earlier question, it was with a view to building a linux-only server on a desktop PC). Since I don't really know linux very well, I figure putting it on the laptop will be better for learning because I can play with it when I want. Not too bothered about having X - more the unix command line stuff and general system architecture that I want to learn. User accounts, file server (samba?), that sort of thing. At the very least you need CD #1, but CD#2 contains some very useful stuff CD#3 IMHO you can mostly do without. Got all three. :-) You can get a demo version of DiskKeeper and I'm 99.9% sure it will let you defrag your disk at least once. I would run it a couple of times, and then you should be able to reclaim a lot more than half your available free space in a contiguous space. Good luck, keep us posted. -- Jonathan Dlouhy Saturday, March 23, 2002 Microsoft - We put the backwards into backwards compatibility. Registered Linux user #264482 Powered by Mandrake Linux 8.1 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie seeks Mandrake install advice
with CLI only? Less than a gig of data will be installed. Femme Wally wrote: The Win2k defrag isn't terribly helpful - in spite of having 2gigs free, I can only get at about 1gig. How much disk does it need for a lightweight install? I'm planning to install it on my laptop for now (when I asked my earlier question, it was with a view to building a linux-only server on a desktop PC). Since I don't really know linux very well, I figure putting it on the laptop will be better for learning because I can play with it when I want. Not too bothered about having X - more the unix command line stuff and general system architecture that I want to learn. User accounts, file server (samba?), that sort of thing. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie seeks Mandrake install advice
You should have downloaded the 'iso' images which can then be burned directly onto Cd's which will automatically be bootable. here is a list of FTP servers you can get the iso images from http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftptmp/1016406720.d2f1033d19306e7e8903fa1e3eaee8a0.php#iso Here are instructions on how to burn an iso image using Windows applications http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/howtos/iso/howtoisoen.html Once you have your discs burned insert CD#1 and configure your BIOS to boot from CD. Everything is then automatic and you will be guided through the install. Before you start defrag your Windows drive and be sure to UNCHECK the box where windows defragger offers to order programs to start faster. If you do not do this then you cannot be sure that Linux will be able to find a large enough contiguous area of disc in which to create a linux partition. At the very least you need CD #1, but CD#2 contains some very useful stuff CD#3 IMHO you can mostly do without. derek On Sunday 17 March 2002 20:16, Wally wrote: Hi. I downloaded Mandrake 8.1 last night. I'd like to turn the 1.7gig directory tree into a bunch of CDs so that I can install it on a separate machine. It looks like nearly all of the download (1.57gig) is RPMs, but I don't know which are vital to the install, and which are extras. How do I make a set of 3 CDs which will, presumably, match the 3-CD distribution? Can I make CD1 bootable? (The downloaded files are presently on a W2k machine, no network, no ready-built Linux systems). TIA, Wally Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] (newbie)Linux-Mandrake 6.1 Installation
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RE: [newbie] (newbie) Help: Mandrake 7.1 and Weird X
I am still working on the problem. If you have lot of time and more patience try this: 1) Install Mandrake as Advanced User 2) Install the minimun packages you need, ie KDE and X 3) Once installation is complete.Configure your system (Soundcard,NET,...) 4) Run rpmdrake and start installing packages.(you may need to reinstall KDE) I am working now with KDE only. Next Step, the DVDPLAYER for Dxr2 which I made it run in RH6.0. - Original Message - From: Prashant Krishnamurthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 12:48 AM Subject: [newbie] (newbie) Help: Mandrake 7.1 and Weird X Hi all, I installed Mandrake 7.1. When I typed startx, I would get a blue screen with the mouse and then the X windows would close with the message "Waiting for X to shut down". Someone told me it is a problem with KDE and I should instead use xinit to start. So, I tried that with icewm-gnome, twm, and other window managers. it works! I get the X-windows, including a clock at the bottom right corner, and all the menus in each of the window managers. Netscape starts, so do xpdf, xv and rxvt. But NONE of the other applications start. Nothing happens or else I get a skeleton box that dies. Sometimes there is a core dump, sometimes there isn't. What could be the problem? Help! Once this gets solved, I need to fingure out how to connect my modem. But that will be another story I guess :-). Thanks in advance. ___ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com
[newbie] (newbie) Help: Mandrake 7.1 and Weird X
Hi all, I installed Mandrake 7.1. When I typed startx, I would get a blue screen with the mouse and then the X windows would close with the message "Waiting for X to shut down". Someone told me it is a problem with KDE and I should instead use xinit to start. So, I tried that with icewm-gnome, twm, and other window managers. it works! I get the X-windows, including a clock at the bottom right corner, and all the menus in each of the window managers. Netscape starts, so do xpdf, xv and rxvt. But NONE of the other applications start. Nothing happens or else I get a skeleton box that dies. Sometimes there is a core dump, sometimes there isn't. What could be the problem? Help! Once this gets solved, I need to fingure out how to connect my modem. But that will be another story I guess :-). Thanks in advance. ___ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com
Re: [newbie] Newbie Kills Mandrake
Look at my page for links to the rescue floopy how-to: http://www.wcc.net/~peacemkr/linuxindex.html#newbie Warning not IE friendly! Why would anyone care? Or is there now an IE for Linux? g -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
Warning not IE friendly! was Re: [newbie] Newbie Kills Mandrake
True Lane, But I say that to warn doz users before they get there .. sort of a "I told you so" kinda thing. Can't convert them as ezly, if the 1st thing you do is pi** them off. Course if their OS of choise hadn't already done that they wouldn't be trying to access the page now would they. grin God Bless, Sam Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack http://www.wcc.net/~peacemkr/linuxindex.html NOT an IE friendly site! Lane Lester wrote: Look at my page for links to the rescue floopy how-to: http://www.wcc.net/~peacemkr/linuxindex.html#newbie Warning not IE friendly! Why would anyone care? Or is there now an IE for Linux? g -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[newbie] Newbie Kills Mandrake
Due to my fiddling, Mandrake now hangs during the boot process after saying, "Starting postfix." During my last session I monkeyed with both fstab and, I think, inittab. Do you have a suggestion where the problem might lie (it's killing me to have to compose this message in Win98)? And while I'm at it, I have a boot floppy; is a rescue floppy something else, and if so, how do I make one? Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA
Re: [newbie] Newbie Kills Mandrake
Lane, it sounds primarily like your problem exists between the keyboard and the chair -- that's where most problems start anyway =) j/k of course. Sorry for getting my daily humor at your expense. If you created a floppy during the installation process then you have a 'rescue' disk. You should be able to boot with that floppy and make any changes you need to get your system functioning again. In order to give you more guidance I/we will need to know more about what you've done. Bill - Original Message - From: "Lane Lester" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Mandrake Newbie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 6:25 AM Subject: [newbie] Newbie Kills Mandrake Due to my fiddling, Mandrake now hangs during the boot process after saying, "Starting postfix." During my last session I monkeyed with both fstab and, I think, inittab. Do you have a suggestion where the problem might lie (it's killing me to have to compose this message in Win98)? And while I'm at it, I have a boot floppy; is a rescue floppy something else, and if so, how do I make one? Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA
Re: [newbie] Newbie Kills Mandrake
Lane Lester wrote: Due to my fiddling, Mandrake now hangs during the boot process after saying, "Starting postfix." During my last session I monkeyed with both fstab and, I think, inittab. Do you have a suggestion where the problem might lie (it's killing me to have to compose this message in Win98)? And while I'm at it, I have a boot floppy; is a rescue floppy something else, and if so, how do I make one? Look at my page for links to the rescue floopy how-to: http://www.wcc.net/~peacemkr/linuxindex.html#newbie Warning not IE friendly! Sam Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA
